Locking receptacle



F. J. MILLER LOCKING RECEPTACLE INVENTOR.

Filed June 9, 1922 Patented Oct. 1923 I v I I v p I v ITED s'rarss PATENT. carries.

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htooxrnennonrrnotn. i I Application filed June 9, 1922. Serial 565,980.

To (all wizom-z't ma y concern: receptacle in accordance with this invention,

Be itlmown that I, FRED'J.v MILLER, a Figure 2 isa vertical sectional View on citizen of the United tates, residing at line 11-11, Figure 1.- '1 Bellevue, in the county of Alleghenyand F igure 3 isan enlarged detail inner View. 5 State of Pennsylvania, have invented cer of the locking mechanismfi n '7 I tain new and useful Lnprovements in Lock- Figure 4: is a sectional iew ion lineing Receptacles, of which the following is IV-IV,-Figure"3. 7 i l a specification. c Referring in detail to the drawing lde This inventionrelates to certain new and notes the body portion of the receptacle,

10 useful improvements in lockingreceptacles, preferably constructedfrom sheet metal and more particularly to a locking mechanism rectangular in contour. The body portion therefor somewhat similar to that disclosed; 1, as illustrated-is divided into three ver in my patent numbered 1,856,301, and beartica'l circular compartments 1,- 2, '3, respecing date the 19th day of Qctober, 1920, and tively, ach ad pted for the receptionof 'a' 15 besides embodying the objects and advane milk bottle .4, but it is obvious that the retages as set forth in connection with the ceptacle'may have any number of'compartconstruction, embodied in said atent, has ments to best meet conditions found in'prac for its further object to improve and si ntice. v i p i plify the; locking mechanism, thereby ,aug- The compartments 1,2, 8 areformed of i 20 menting the efficiency of the device andprotubes made from any suitable materiahand viding for its economical construction. the entire top of the body portion -1' is cov- F-urther objects of the invention are to ered wit-ha closure plate ,5, leaving only the provide a locking receptacle primarily de upper ends of the compartments 1 2, 3,

signed for the reception of milk bottles, alopen. I

:25 though it is to beunderstoo d' that it-can be The space interveningbetweenthe tubes,

employed for any purposes wherein it is I forming the compartments 1, 2, 3, and the found applicable, with means. operable by side and'end. walls of-the body portion 1, v

the bottle closure or cap thereof, when the forms an air chamber 6 surrounding the 3 bottle is placed within the receptacle, for tubes, providinga comparatively'even temreptitious removal'of the bottle from the therebypreventingdeteriorationfrom heat receptacle which is simple in its construcor cold of the mill; or other products stored tion and arrangement, durable and efficient in the compartments for anunusual length in its use, and attractive in appearance. of time,

locking the lid of the latter to prevent surperature within the compartments, Z and 35 To the accomplishment of these andsuch T he body portion],ispro-vided withalid other objectsas may hereinafter appear the 7, hinged'pas at 8, to the top edge, of the invention consists of thenovel construction, rear wall of the body portion;

combination and arrangement of parts here- A look casing-V9", is fined to-the under face in specifically described and illustrated in of the lid 7, centrallyof its forward portion,

40 the accompanying drawing wherein isshown by means of rivets 10, which extend through an embodiment of the invention, but it is to the lateral fianges ll formed integral with be understood that changes, variations and casing 9. Y Y I I i modifications may beiresorted to which come 7 A longitudinally extending latching bar within the scope of'theclaims hereunto ap- 12 is .pivotally mounted,- as at 1-3, in' the cas-. v 45 pended. ing; 9, and has its rear end 1 1 projecting "In the drawing forming a portion of this through aslot 15 formed in the-ree find a l specification, and wherein like numerals of of the CfiSlIIg 9, and its forward end 16 proreference designate corresponding parts jectinglth-rough a slot 17 ,formed in the front throughout the several views wall of the cas ng 9. The slots 15 andl'iare '50 Figurelis a front elevation of a locking of greaterlength'than the widthofithe 10o latching bar 12, extending therethrough, to

permit of the lateral movement of the latter in said slots for purposes hereinafterdescribed. I

The casing 9 is so positioned on the lid 7 as to allow the'forward end 16 of the latching bar 12.to extend to theinner face Of th front wall'18 of the body portion 1.

Pivotally mounted, as at 19, on the: inner face Q'f the front wall 18 of the bodyportion 1, and extending upwardly-through a indicated at 25. v2 1 normallytends to force the catch 22 in slot formed in the closure plate 5, is a locking member 21, having its upper'f-end formed to provide a catch22 adapted to engage the forward end 16 of the latching bar 12; 1

i I The lower portion 23 of the lociiing member 21, extending below its pivotal connection19, is engagedby a fiat spring 2 1, which latter is mountedonflthe inner face of the front wall 18, of the body portion 1, as is The action of the spring 7 a direction toward thedatchihgbar 12, but

such movement is' limited bythe length of the slot through which itextends. Th 7 locking member 21 is actuated to releasethe latching bar 12 bya key ward, which latter is adapted to engage the lower portion 23 of @the locking member 21' when the key is 7 the bar 12 away from the catchi22 of the locking member 21. Such lateral movement ofthe bar 12, however, is-linnted by the len- 'th of the'slotl? through which the'for- 1i i V wardend 16ofthe bar er itends. Carried on the free end of a flat spring is a plunger 30, which depends laterally: through' an aperture 81, provided therefor, in the cas1ng'9.

7 v 'Ihe forward end of the spring 29 is fixed to the forward end of the casing 9, as indlcated at 32.

The upper end of the plunger is,

tapered, as at 33, andfis so positioned in the aperture 31, that when the plungeris forced upwardly the .upper'tapered end thereof will engage the side of the-latching bar12, ii -rear oi" its pivot 13, and {shift the rear end 14 of the bar 12, laterally. inone direc- "tionin its slot 15. The other end 16' ofthe- "bar 12 will be shifted laterally in its slot 17 in the opposite direction and will engage the ca tjc-h'22of'thelocking member 21, and

secure the lid Tin locked position so long as the plunger-30 is held upwardly-to engage the latching be, her 21 is actuated by-a key to release the catch 22. I I

The plunger 30 is positioned intlie'casing r 12 or until the locking mem milk bottle a in the center compartment of i the body portion 1. When no bottle is-in the compartment 2 the lid 7 cannot be looked as the latching bar 12';and locking member 21 remain disengaged by the action of respective springs 27 and 24 But when a bottle is positioned in the compartment 2, and the lid 7 is closed, the lower end of the'plunger 30'will strike the closure cap 3 1 on the bottle, and will be forced upwardly, actuating the latching bar 12 to engage the catch 22 of the locking member 21. After being locked in this manner, the lid can onlybe opened by the key.-

with a fiang 35 to provide a betterworking face. therefor and prevent liability of its cutting the closure cap iiifOinly the bottle positioned in the compartment directly beneath the plunger 30 will serve to act as 'alocking medium for the receptacle;

l Vhat I claim is:-'' r a 1. A receptacle comprising a body portion provided with a hinged lid, a key operated locking member carried by the body portion, a spring controlled and. pivoted latchin member carried by the lid and engaging wit the locking member for maintaining the lid closed, a resilient member supported from The lower end of the plunger 30 i's'formed' the lid and opposing the latching member,

and ashii table plunger carried b-y 'the resilient' member and actuated by an object'within ported from the lid and opposing the latch ing member, and'a .shiftable plunger carriedby the resilient member and actuated by an" object within thejbody portion for swinging theilatching member to engage the'loclring member, said plunger having its upper end tapered. I

3;. A receptacle comprising a bodyportion provided with a hinged lid, a vertically disposed and. pivoted key operated locking member carried by the body portion, a spring controlled and pivoted latching member carried by the lid and engaging with the locking member for maintaining the lid closed, a resilient member supported from the lid and opposingthe latching member, and a shiftable plunger carried by the resilient member and actuated by" an object within the: body portion for swinging the latching member to engage the locking n1en1ber. 1. A receptacle comprising a body portion provided with a hinged lithe vertically disposed and pivoted key operated locking and a shifta'ble plunger carried by the resili--,

member carried by the body portion, a ent member and actuated by anobject Within 7 spring controlled and pivoted latching memthe body portion for swinging the latching 1 ber carried by the lid and engaging with member to engage the locking member,'said 5 the locking member for maintaining the lid plunger having its upper end tapered.

closed. a resilient member supported from In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

the lid and opposing the latching member, FRED J. MILLER. 

